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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nawayug Shrestha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-08)8 June 1990 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ilam, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pokhara Thunders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Nepal Army F.C. | 79 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Paro FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Nepal Army F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Pokhara Thunders (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nepal Army F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Dhangadhi F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | F.C. Chitwan | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nepal Army F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Nepal | 54 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nawayug Shrestha (born 8 June 1990)[1] is a Nepalese internationalfootballer who plays as aMidfielder forPokhara Thunders and theNepal national football team.
He has been married to his wife Puja since January 31, 2024.[2][3]
Shrestha made his international debut againstIndia in the 2016SAFF Championship.[4] He scored his first internationalhat-trick against Maldives during the semi-final of theBangabandhu Cup which was held inBangladesh. He got his second hat-trick againstMaldives during theSouth Asian Games in 2016. He increased his hat-trick tally to 3 againstBhutan in the same tournament.[5] He also scored the winning goal against India in the finals.[6][7][8][9]
Scores and results list Nepal's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium,Dhaka,Bangladesh |  Maldives | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2016 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 4–1 | |||||
| 4. | 8 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium,Kuching,Malaysia |  Brunei | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
| 5. | 27 March 2018 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar |  Yemen | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 6 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium,Dhaka,Bangladesh |  Bangladesh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
| 7. | 3 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium,Kuwait City,Kuwait |  Chinese Taipei | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 8. | 22 March 2023 | Dasarath Stadium,Kathmandu,Nepal |  Laos | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Prime Minister's Three Nations Cup |
